Threadless T-Shirts - A Little Bird Told Me

A Little Bird Told Me

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andyg
on Apr 14 '08

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Average score:

2.04 out of 5

Number scored:

1,793 people

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24 days ago

Comments:

106 comments

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andyg on Apr 06 '08

Even if you don't believe that the United States government was complict in the attacks on 9/11, you have to admit that the bluebird is kind of cute.

Check out a larger version of my design with this link:

http://www.andygonsalves.com/design/color_design/threadless/alittlebirdtoldme.html

7 days later

Cheddar Bearer on Apr 14 '08

"Who told you 9/11 was perpetrated by the government?"

"A little bird told me."

A great idea.

ginetteginette on Apr 14 '08

the most perfect chirp bubble i've ever seen.

YourPalSal on Apr 14 '08

That is the question! $5

fyeahgreg on Apr 14 '08

Hahaha!

Jesse Ventura is the one that told me.

$5

Pizazz on Apr 14 '08

ha! birds are the root of all conspiracy theories

Sunshine69 on Apr 14 '08

the cute little bluebird of happiness and the conspiracy theory message are very incongruous, but in a good way. I'd buy it.

hogboy on Apr 14 '08

ahahaha thats awesome dude!

Wait... whats that? I think I hear an angry mob.

emons on Apr 14 '08

love the bird

Pixtoons on Apr 14 '08

Yes, you may be stoned to death while wearing one, but it's equally funny and sad.

CameronMB on Apr 14 '08

Guarantee I buy this one if it comes out.

SoulfumeInc on Apr 14 '08

lol. awesome-tastic.

heyzus stephanie on Apr 14 '08

kee hee

austin pardun on Apr 14 '08

This is the best, i will buy 12 of these and disperse them around town.

EricDiaz on Apr 14 '08

nicely done

renfrue on Apr 14 '08

haha,
i spied this in ur flickr
and thought it might be that controversial select

lunchboxbrain on Apr 14 '08

i didn't need a bird to tell me. 5

fatheed on Apr 14 '08

Hahaha! Dude. Andy... This is $5.

But it is a bit tasty. DILEMMA.

Yak Herder on Apr 14 '08

I wanted to give this a ZERO, but I can't! Colors, font, bird design all wonderful

firebolt816 on Apr 14 '08

this is hilarious

Jueidu on Apr 14 '08

Yessss. This cracks me up because it's great for the believers AND non-believers. super cute, works great for a tee, funny, unisex appeal, this shirt has everything. $5!!!! :D :D :D

pencils22 on Apr 14 '08

Nice bird! I would love to see someone wear this down the main streets of New York though....

white_hat on Apr 14 '08

bad taste
i guess no one hear lost a loved one

Sunshine69 on Apr 14 '08

If you don't vote $5 for this shirt, then the terrorists win!

Seabasss on Apr 14 '08

Another amazing design, hope it gets printed! 5$

starr226 on Apr 14 '08

this is awesome.

Ginger_of_the_Future on Apr 14 '08

I really like it, but it's a big risk. No doubt though that I think it's great. I would like it more in poster form.

H0TH W0MPA on Apr 14 '08

What happened on the 9th of November, everyone keeps going on about it?

Keter on Apr 15 '08

I'll buy 3! $5 x 3!

liberatesputnik on Apr 15 '08

Or perhaps "Sadam had weapons of mass destruction!"

Don't know why else they would have assumed that.

Chengui on Apr 15 '08

What cracks me up the most is that you put a link to a detail view. I mean it's not exactly intensely intricate line work here. Funny. That bird is adorable, I'd rather he told me than anybody else.

Tardis on Apr 15 '08

If this gets printed, I will buy it.
I've never been able to say that before :]

cyanidee on Apr 15 '08

lol i think 911 was an inside job but i wouldn't wear this. sorry!

drewwise on Apr 15 '08

Hilarious haha.

courtney pie on Apr 15 '08

fantastic, but wouldn't wear

Raphe10 on Apr 15 '08

thats not something you can joke about, im really surprised no one said any thing about it.

Rubb3rDucky on Apr 15 '08

I agree that "Sadam had weapons of mass destruction!" might be a better choice, and not quite as controversial.

baker2d on Apr 15 '08

pretty awesome.

weirdpoopoobaby on Apr 15 '08

That's one brave little bluebird. Brilliant.

PrintsTuesday on Apr 15 '08

I love it, and would wear it. fight the power

shakethesheets on Apr 15 '08

ha. this is not going to score well.

morozco420 on Apr 16 '08

I'd never wear this shit...and you can go fuck yourself for making it buddy.

projekct on Apr 16 '08

If i were to submit this i would of gotten my ass reamed out by everyone!!!and my design would have been probably dropped!! oh the power of the alumni shield!!

ladrones on Apr 16 '08

projekct-- its the power of a good sense of humor, to be able to say bad things lightly. not quite easy

sunnyrainbows on Apr 16 '08

love teh bird dont like the msg

ginetteginette on Apr 16 '08

i like how this shirt separates the tpe people that i dislike from the people that i like on this site
and you andyg are peoples i like.

ginetteginette on Apr 16 '08

type of*
:s

Fretsel on Apr 16 '08

THIS DESIGN IS TRULY GROUNDBREAKING! $5

FRICKINAWESOME on Apr 16 '08

I like the idea of this tee, but i'd never wear it cause i think that birdie is speaking hogwash! I agree, this shoulda been your select so Threadless would have NO CHOICE but to print it.

roadkill3d on Apr 16 '08

bwhahahahaha awesome! That birdy is gonna turn heads.

dacat on Apr 16 '08

$5 for the big cahones

Monkey III on Apr 16 '08

this is very good

DivineAna on Apr 16 '08

Well... yeah, the bird is cute, but that's not enough to sell me on a shirt that'll convince everyone I meet that I'm a total whack-job...

chaoticjaboa on Apr 16 '08

tres controversial...

helo on Apr 16 '08

just put a turban on the bird and then you have something ;)

phones on Apr 17 '08

shirtflirt on Apr 17 '08

SEE!

even a frickin bird knows this.

squatterjohn on Apr 17 '08

Ahmadinejad claimed this (again) just today. He claimed the names of the dead were never published, which is a lie. They were all read out at the site and there's video of it in the Protocols of Zion film because previous to this, people used to say no Jews died in the attacks as if it was perpetrated by Israel. The little bird might as well be saying the Holocaust never happened. Which is also something Ahmadinejad would say. I know the bird is cute, which helps because Ahmadinejad is fucking ugly, but I think there were a lot of other less offensive and more plausible conspiracy theories you could've gone with.

BaronVonMonkey on Apr 17 '08

Well, I love it

funkie fresh on Apr 17 '08

well done.

shirtflirt on Apr 17 '08

it's hip to be revolutionary by means of artistic camouflage

Kiran-Fai on Apr 17 '08

would everyone think this was just as cool if the bird assumed something equally as foolish such as the holocaust never happening? in other words, does a strong design make up for a weak thesis?

andyg on Apr 17 '08

Kiran-Fai,

There's a big difference between denying the holocaust and questioning the official story of 9/11. The conspiracy theory in my design is NOT suggesting that 9/11 never took place. It's suggesting that there's more to the story that we were told. It's not an insult to the people who lost their lives.

ladrones on Apr 17 '08

im not sold on a conspiracy theory, but there are many things about 9-11 that left people with questions.

i think that it is more respectful to the lives lost, to ask those questions and seek the truth behind this. Or would some of you people rather have the president and fox news use 9-11 for fear-mongering.

9-11 is the best thing to happen to conservatives. It allowed them to abuse their power and use fear to put a strangle hold on our liberties.

Even if the government did not order it, they still used it and continue to use it to justify every one of their questionable actions in the last 5 years. Argue about the morality of that.

vixen_with_velocity on Apr 17 '08

I would wear this in a heartbeat!!!

shakethesheets on Apr 17 '08

Ahmadinejad is fucking ugly

Really? I think he's a pretty good-looking guy.

shakethesheets on Apr 17 '08

Well said, ladrones.

eqstreme on Apr 17 '08

Love it. If you haven't already, watch Zeitgeist. You can view it on google video. Really interesting about the 9/11 stuff.
5$ from me!

eqstreme on Apr 17 '08

http://zeitgeistmovie.com/

ginetteginette on Apr 17 '08

thumbs up to ladrone's comment.

CameronMB on Apr 18 '08

I doubt Threadless will print this shirt, but if they did my respect for them would double. This is an amazing design, simultaneously revolutionary and hilarious; the dichotomy of image and message is also a clever comment on the two-faced nature of both the American government and its media. By the way, did you know that the more education an individual has received, and the more they have studied 9/11, the more likely they are to question the official story? Vietnam was started on a lie - we learned that for sure a few years back. 9/11 is the same.

JessKJ on Apr 18 '08

why is it OK for us to joke about other countries conspiracies and revolutionaries but it's not OK for the states? FREEDOM OF SPEECH & ideas! Woooooo!

JessKJ on Apr 18 '08

sorry - not that it is a joke, badly stated... eeeeeer what ladrone said...

5napple on Apr 18 '08

eh. i think its pretty clever. but i think some people might be heavily offended. just my opinion.

ladrones i consider myself a conservative and i wholeheartedly agree.

5napple on Apr 18 '08

agree with your post that is.

sillybanana on Apr 19 '08

That bird is just too darn cute, i like the way its looking at me... is it saying something controversial? I wouldn't know.. i can't get past its eyes.

CoolMinded on Apr 19 '08

Nice design, and would be nice for people who are into this kind of stuff. I'd give you a 5, but a no "buy it" for safety reasons.

ginetteginette on Apr 19 '08

safety? goodness. god forbid anyone wears anything controversial nowadays! the every-day republicans might get you!
what i really don't understand is how everyone is taking this shirt so seriously, am i the only one who can see it open ended? it's a cartoon bird! doesn't that just scream tongue-in-cheek?

ginetteginette on Apr 19 '08

i just decided to up my score from a 4 to a 5 and buy, because i like stirred up shit.

squatterjohn on Apr 19 '08

The cartoon bird is tongue-in-cheek but the sentiment certainly is not. I wish it was saying something like "The moon landing was fake" or "freemasons run the country". 9/11 is too close for comfort.

helo on Apr 19 '08

be sure to put a beard on the bird too along with a turban

turbolucy on Apr 20 '08

i'm not sure people are ready to find anything amusing about 9/11, no matter what you believe was the cause of this horror. there are so many other issues you can address with your excellent talent without causing more pain for the victims' families and friends. this makes my heart hurt.

berrynoir on Apr 20 '08

I'm not sure that this shirt is meant to be "amusing". I live in NYC, I grew up here, I lost people that I knew very well and cared for on that day. I'm not offended. This doesn't cause me more pain. I don't think you can speak for an entire group of people, even if you believe you're speaking on their behalf. And I don't think that wearing this shirt in NY would pose safety concerns. Suggesting putting a turban on the bird, however, I find offensive.

turbolucy on Apr 20 '08

i'm glad you're not offended. i am. why do you assume i didn't lose anyone? sadly, many of us lost loved ones. i understand that this shirt is meant to be thought provoking but i don't have to agree with the method. we do agree on the point that putting a turban on the bird would be offensive.

aeh23 on Apr 20 '08

it a brave move there i like and am an offensive kind of person but i could not wear it it would be like going to St John's wearing a cancer rocks shirt funny but below belt to some

skeletonsdance on Apr 20 '08

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I don't like the message of the shirt, joke or not. I would have definitely bought it if the little birdie was saying something else. The illustration itself is great.

turbolucy on Apr 20 '08

skeletonsdance and aeh23, you're not in the minority and i completely agree.

andyg on Apr 20 '08

Hello all,

The folloeing is a message about my design which I posted a few days earlier in a separate blog:

“A Little Bird Told Me” should, in no way, be viewed as making light of the tragedy of September 11. As someone who witnessed the towers collapse on the street firsthand that day, I know how powerful that event was. I’m a different person today because of what I saw.

There is also nothing funny about elements within our intelligence infrastructure possibly playing a role in 9/11. Or, for conspiracy theorists of another view, there is nothing funny about the possibility of the government having foreknowledge of a massive terror attack and letting it happen on purpose.

There is, however, something inherently funny about a bluebird swooping down from the sky, landing in the middle of children’s birthday party or something, and in a high, squeaky voice, exclaiming something extremely controversial. That's what this is all about.

My goal with this design was to find a way to say something that people don’t want to hear in a really cute and marketable way.

Additional Note:

For those who think that the conspiracy theory included in my design is deplorable and completely out of the realm of possibility, google "Operation Northwoods" and you might get a different perspective on things.

KetchupAndMustard on Apr 20 '08

i am so sick of seeing shit like this... people marketing off of tragedy. just let it fucking die. we can all remember in our own way but there's no need to make it a fucking holiday and be reminded of a tragedy that we dont need any remiders of.

no.

shirtflirt on Apr 20 '08

nice call with Op Northwoods.

what if you changed the bird to the a donkey. or, what was the book bush was reading to kindergarten class when the plan unfolded? that would be funny.

but i 'get' the little blue bird icon, too.
i have no doubt, that because we were fed half truths and lies since it went down that the administration in power guided the events of the day so that they could mold the outcome and further certain monetary establishments worldwide.

the parallel between today's conflict and vietnam begins to look more and more like history repeating itself.

shirtflirt on Apr 20 '08

ketchupandmustard, it's ok to feel pain. it was a painful occurrence. i only hope that you have the wherewithall to take in all the facts, find some contradictions for yourself and then make up your own mind.

andyg on Apr 20 '08

Again, this design isn'y about the tragedy of 9/11. It's about questioning the official story of what happened. The lack of critical thinking displayed in some of these comments is actually offensive to me.

shirtflirt on Apr 20 '08

most don't equate critical thinking and assessing our 'elected leaders' as 'american'.

it's just a conditioning. it can change.

turbolucy on Apr 20 '08

you're an artist and you should expect your art to provoke controversy. it's actually the critical thinking of your community that resulted in these comments. i understand your frustration but "offended" is an odd choice of words for an artist. you can't expect everyone to agree with the content of your work every time you submit something. that's the chance every takes when he or she submits or creates something.

turbolucy on Apr 20 '08

whoops, forgot the word "artist" between 'every' and 'takes'.

ladrones on Apr 20 '08

this probably cant/wont print.
but at least mr.g made 2,000 or so people think a little bit.

more than most people can say about their cartoons

turbolucy on Apr 20 '08

i agree, ladrones!

ladrones on Apr 20 '08

we win! andy loses!

yeohgh on Apr 20 '08

WIN BIG,,,I LOVE IT!!!!5

Pirate v Ninja on Apr 21 '08

I really love this shirt b/c 911 WAS AN INSIDE JOB

but if you're gonna put that on a shirt, and you dont want to get yelled at by random people on the street, everything else on the shirt has to be absolutely fucking adorable
and this shirt accomplished that

well done sir